Christian IV letter from Torstenson War. Letter to the mayor of Itzehoe.

Christian IV letter to the mayor of Itzehoe. Haderslevhus 22 November 1643. Signed by King Christian IV. With a royal seal. A letter from king Christian IV adressed to the mayor and councillors of the city of Itzehoe, as well as to Philippus Berger and his wife Regina. Berger became mayor of Itzehoe in 1666. The document is a letter of protection of Regina Berger, releasing her from further testimony as a witness in a case brought by Peter Eggers. The letters arrival is dated and signed on the back: 6th of December 1643, dated it to only about a week before Swedish Invasion of the town. Written on one folded folio leaf, with some dampstaining and seal partly missing. Writing very clear.

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